[HPforGrownups] Re: Accidental Harrycrux : a theory

[James Sharman]

No: HPFGUIDX 155319

I suspect the ring was already a horcrux at this point. I think that
Voldemort and worked out the horcrux creation process in advance of his
visit to the family. Having spent a long time learning dark magic, Tom
riddle had already discovered the horcrux process and set about creating one
himself. He was obsessed with immortality and wanted to go further.  

The thrust of his discussion with Slughorn related to the creation of
multiple horcri. 

 

 

 

 


Rebecca:

Let's say for argument's sake, that this is possible. The only issue that I 
have with it is what Slughorn said in HBP to young Tom Riddle - specifically

that there is a spell but not to ask him what it is as he doesn't know. 
It's typically JKR vague as with most of the mysteries we debate here, 
however it is specific in that there's a "spell". I also have to question 
when in fact that Tom Riddle made the diary and the ring Horcruxes - we 
don't know how old Riddle was in the memory, but he "did" have the ring on 
his hand because Harry notices it in the memory Slughorn gave him. Just 
curious, but if it was a Horcrux then, why did he ask Slughorn about them? 
As far as the diary goes, we have seen how memories can be "saved" - so 
while it contains Riddle's memories as a 16 year old, it could have been 
created as a Horcrux later, which again denotes separate spells. (At least 
at that point in time - I haven't forgotten what Dumbledore says about 
Voldemort's brilliance.)

Rebecca

 



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